When Tia opened her eyes again, she realized that the previous magical feeling had disappeared and that Green had let go of her hand. This immediately made Tia understand that Green had just helped her, or rather...taught her something.

"Remember that feeling just now. Although I don't expect you to reach the level you just experienced, it will still greatly improve your perception abilities."

"... "

Tia silently locked eyes with Green. The slight smile on Green's face still lingered, and under the moonlight, his damn handsome face was even more charming.

Suddenly, Tia uttered three words.

"Haughty tsundere."

"???"

Green immediately frowned, full of confusion.

Haughty tsundere?

What on earth?

Green had thought that Tia would remain silent after that, and he himself would just silently smile, hiding his talents and fame. But unexpectedly, Tia uttered some inexplicable words without him noticing.

Tia seemed to realize that her words were a bit inappropriate, and after a few seconds of pause, she turned away and muttered quietly.

"You said you didn't want to teach me anything before... hmph!"

"Uh..."

"But... thank you anyway. The feeling just now has definitely benefited me..."

Before finishing her sentence, Tia suddenly felt her vision go black and her head become unusually heavy. The last image she saw was Green anxiously catching her.

Looking at Tia, who had fainted and leaned against him, Green sighed softly.

"I didn't expect this girl's mental strength to be so weak. I should have known not to let her experience something at such a high level."

At some point, probably due to Tia's petite appearance and slightly willful personality, Green had subconsciously treated her like a younger sister who didn't know any better. In comparison, Yuzuriha may look younger, but after spending some time with her, one would realize that she was completely different.

"Anyway, I was planning to rest today, so I won't wake her up for now."

The next morning.

When Tia woke up, she found herself still inside the carriage she had come in. She was covered with a thin blanket, and her clothes were properly worn with no abnormalities.

She stood there blankly for a moment.

After a few seconds, the images from last night suddenly emerged in Tia's mind, making her panic immediately. She quickly checked her body until she confirmed that there was no unusual feeling, then she calmed down. Her gaze then fell on the blanket.

Tia gently touched the blanket, realizing that it had a texture she had never experienced before, which made her slightly astonished.

At that moment, Green suddenly poked his head into the carriage from the outside, startling her. She almost screamed out loud.

"What's wrong? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"

"Nothing!"

Tia silently mocked in her mind. You suddenly appear like this, it's strange if I'm not scared. And it's right after I wake up. If I hadn't woken up, who knows what I might have done...

Shaking her head, Tia stabilized her thoughts, then looked at Green curiously and asked, "Where did you get this blanket?"

"Oh? Do you want it?"

"I can trade something with you!"

"Haha!"

Green chuckled lightly, finding Tia's serious expression unexpectedly cute.

"This blanket is from my hometown. If you like it, I can give it to you. By the way, we're going to investigate the destination we found last night in detail. Adjust yourself and come over soon."

After saying that, Green retracted his head, leaving Tia alone in the carriage.

Tia quickly adjusted herself and walked out of the carriage. For some reason, she felt a sense of indescribable comfort in her body, and there was no stiffness that usually came after waking up in the morning.

She couldn't be in a better state.

After taking a few steps, Tia saw a group of people sitting together. The soldiers were discussing strategies to hunt down the witch, while Green watched from the side without actively participating, only informing the soldiers about the destination they found last night.For the soldiers, Green's words carried a high level of credibility. It was not only because he was their superior, but also because they had witnessed some of Green's strength and developed trust from the bottom of their hearts.

As expected, they believed that this campaign would end successfully.

Green listened to the soldiers' discussion nearby, and his gaze fell on Tia, who was walking towards him. Along the way, the guarding soldiers greeted Tia, and she casually responded, but her eyes remained on Green.

When Tia noticed Green noticing her, her movements stiffened for a moment, and then she quickened her pace towards him.

"It seems like you have recovered well. If there are no issues, let's start today's operation."

"Alright."

After Green walked over and spoke a few words to the soldiers, a muscular man began to explain the rough plan they had discussed earlier to Tia.

"According to King Green's intelligence, the target is located two hundred meters underground. Additionally, our soldiers found a suspected passage leading underground recently. However, unfortunately, detection magic has had no effect, so we are preparing to go in and investigate."

"Okay, let's go with that plan."

"Understood."

Tia gathered some soldiers and left some behind to stay in the small town, just in case of any unexpected situations. As for Green, he joined Tia and the others in their actions.

A few minutes later, Green and the rest arrived in a dense forest on the outskirts of the small town. After pushing aside a large amount of undergrowth, they indeed found a secret passage, just as the soldier had described earlier.

The passage sloped downwards, and after walking a certain distance, there were clearly artificial stairs. They could also see a faint light below.

Without a doubt, there was something beneath this place.

The soldiers proceeded cautiously, remaining vigilant of their surroundings at all times, not daring to relax even for a second. In this unknown environment, a moment of carelessness could lead to irreversible consequences.

Compared to the tense soldiers, Green appeared casual.

With his perception expanded, Green could sense that there was no danger ahead, and the concerns of some soldiers about traps were unfounded.

However, what surprised Green was that compared to last night, when he expanded his perception again today, he detected an additional presence below, and this presence felt somewhat familiar.

Although he felt a sense of familiarity, Green couldn't recall exactly who it was.

Tia, similar to the soldiers, felt somewhat anxious in this dark environment. Especially after she noticed Green furrowing his brow, she became even more nervous.

If Green's expression showed concern, didn't that mean there was a danger here?

As a result, Tia became even more vigilant.

It is worth mentioning that the passage was quite spacious. Even with twenty to thirty people advancing together, they could barely fit. With primitive flames as illumination tools, moving forward was not particularly troublesome. However, their psychological state prevented them from boldly advancing without hesitation.

As the troops advanced, the familiar presence in Green's perception became closer, but there was a distance between this familiar presence and the one he felt last night.

Upon closer inspection, Green also noticed that the familiar presence was slowly moving closer to another presence.

This made Green start to doubt if he had found the wrong person, or if the "witch" had accomplices.

Several questions popped up in his mind, but Green believed that these confusions would be resolved as long as they continued forward. Therefore, he quickened his pace and walked at the very front.

Under Green's lead, the other soldiers also became bolder and quickened their steps.

At this moment, less than a hundred meters away from Green, there was a room.

The room was quite spacious, of course, in terms of not having any items placed in it. However, this spacious room was now filled with various books, making it crowded.

"Creak—"

The piercing sound of the door opening suddenly broke the silence, and a golden-haired, red-eyed girl with two black horns on her head pushed open the door and walked in.As soon as the girl entered, her eyes were immediately drawn to Lynn's collection of books.

"I never thought that the 'witch' would steal so many magic books. If we catch her and hand her over to Grandpa, we'll definitely get a nice reward!"

The girl's mischievous voice was filled with excitement.

If Green were present, he would instantly recognize her identity and be surprised by her appearance, because the girl was none other than Elsa, the granddaughter of the demon king, who had a previous encounter with Green.

Just then, another voice suddenly sounded in the room.

"Members of the Demon Clan? Hmph, what an esteemed guest we have here."

At some point, a tall and slim man in a black suit appeared in the room. He had short light purple hair and deep purplish-red eyes.

This man was one of the Sinful Mages rumored in the outside world, the "Witch".

His gaze towards Elsa was extremely hostile, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became tense.

"So, you must be the 'Witch'. If I guess correctly, the stolen books from the Demon Realm are also stored here. In that case, it's time to return these books to their rightful owner."

The moment Elsa saw this man, she immediately confirmed his identity and silently activated her succubus racial skill, which could charm any species with powerful charm.

As the charm ability was activated, a small heart-shaped pattern appeared in Elsa's deep eyes, and the "Witch" also noticed Elsa's change at the same time.

However, instead of avoiding it, the Witch directly locked eyes with Elsa.

Time passed second by second, and soon Elsa discovered that her charm technique had no effect on the Witch, even though it had always worked without fail, except in Green's case. This made Elsa's demeanor become solemn, while the Witch chuckled twice.

"Give up. Your half-hearted Demon Realm technique is useless against someone who has already mastered the power of time like me."

The Witch's tone was full of disdain. In fact, he had noticed Elsa's presence when she appeared, and the reason he let Elsa come here was for his upcoming plan.

The Witch waved his hand towards the astonished Elsa, and she felt her body suddenly tighten, as if being restrained by something. Not only that, she felt something draining from her body.

A dizzy feeling quickly spread to her brain, and Elsa faintly realized that the color of her golden bangs was gradually fading, eventually becoming a pale and lifeless shade.

Connecting the Witch's words with the information in the Demon Realm, Elsa immediately understood her current situation, but found that she had lost the strength to speak and her face was filled with confusion.

At this moment, a creepy smile appeared on the Witch's face. He approached Elsa and lifted her chin.

"It seems you didn't bother to gather information about me. Let me tell you then. The reason you feel weak right now is because your life force... oh no, more accurately, your 'time' is fading away. But don't worry, there will be more people to accompany you soon."